by Rachel Ogbu
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio was in one of his charitable moods on Sunday giving N1 million each to the six Chairmen of the Peoples’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the South-South geopolitical zone.
The governors had met in Port Harcourt for a party reconciliation session. Akpabio’s extravagant gift came after a speech by the Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, who had said that poverty is widespread among party members in the zone and that action needed to be taken to reduce the hardship faced by party members.
“If you want to prevent our members from straying to other parties, you must put food in the stomach of our supporters,” Uduaghan had said.
In response, Akpabio who recently faced criticism for spending public funds on sponsoring 20 people to 2Face idibia’s wedding in Dubai and giving the couple a Prado jeep, said:
“My brother Governor, Uduaghan, said our members are hungry and that we must put food in their stomach so that they don’t stray to other parties. I am giving all the state chairmen of the party N1 million each for Mr Biggs. Our members must not be hungry.”
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These politicians are fools, is it their fathers' money?
I can’t believe these are the people leading our communities at this very crucial stage of our lives,spending like tomorrow will never come. In 1998,Obasanjo after release from prison said our aspiring leaders should undergo psychatric test befoere assuming public offices. Unfortunately,he did not fulfill likewise all eccentric PDP politicians.
This country has lost it totally! We need a messiah.
There must be something wrong somewhere,in this same country where families can barely afford three square meals.
Of what specie is this guy?
This is surely the height of 'brazen irresponsibility' ö. The other day it was an.
suv to a musician for some.
stupid reason, then he lavished more money on some specially.
modified fleet of bullet proof vehicles for himself etc etc… and now THIS! Why is such a sorry 'ilk of depraved leadership' prevalent in this country? God is surely watching in 3D!